April 23, 2024 TMC, SGS produce world’s first nickel sulphate from seafloor polymetallic nodules Following the successful nickel sulphate production, SGS continues testing to produce what TMC believes will be the world’s first cobalt sulphate from polymetallic nodules.
April 23, 2024 Rio Tinto, Eramet submit plans to develop lithium extraction tech in Chile They are among 30 companies from 12 countries that presented plans to develop lithium extraction technology in Chile’s salt flats.
April 22, 2024 Chinese nickel billionaire boosts Australian miner in Indonesia In under a decade, Nickel Industries Ltd. has gone from a relatively small miner to the world’s sixth-biggest producer of the metal.
April 22, 2024 Ranked: the top 10 EV battery manufacturers in 2023 Asia dominates this ranking of the world's largest EV battery manufacturers in 2023.
April 22, 2024 Huayou cuts lithium production, costs on battery metals rout The Chinese firm said its inventory levels for lithium products expanded by more than 3,900% last year.
April 21, 2024 Emirati company to invest $550 million in Argentinian lithium project United Mining Projects Corporation, through Marhen Lithium, wants to develop the Rio Grande Sur lithium brine salar project in Catamarca.
April 21, 2024 New process recovers five times more lithium from waste than existing technology Scientists discovered that aluminum hydroxide can adsorb five times more lithium than can be collected using previously developed adsorbent materials.
April 19, 2024 Albemarle amongst recipients of tax credits under Biden’s clean energy drive Thirty five projects got a total of $1.93 billion in tax credits.
April 19, 2024 African critical minerals output could reach $2 trillion by 2050 Global revenue from mining copper, cobalt, lithium and nickel could reach $16 trillion in current dollar terms over the next quarter century, says IMF.
April 19, 2024 pH7 engages Elevated Signals to streamline operations Sustainable mining company pH7 expects the partnership with Elevated Signals will help them leverage real-time data to inform reporting processes.
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